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             The declaration of the County of Oxon to His Excellency the Lord General Monck. We the gentlemen, ministers, free-holders, and others of the County of Oxon, having a long time groaned under heavy burthens, do now hereby declare the resentments we have of our grievances, and our just desires as the most visible means of a happy peace and settlement of these nations.
             Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed for John Starkey, at the Miter, near the middle Temple-gate in Fleetstreet,
             London :
             1660.
          
           
             Praying for a Free Parliament.
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "Feb. 14. 1659".
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           England and Wales. -- Parliament -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800.
           Oxfordshire (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
       A82138  R205363  (Thomason 669.f.23[42]).  civilwar no The declaration of the County of Oxon to His Excellency the Lord General Monck. We the gentlemen, ministers, free-holders, and others of the Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of 1660    429 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text  has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription.  
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           THE
           DECLARATION
           Of
           the
           COUNTY
           of
           OXON
           To
           His
           EXCELLENCY
           The
           Lord
           General
           MONCK
           .
        
         
           
             We
             the
             Gentlemen
             ,
             Ministers
             ,
             Free-holders
             ,
             and
             others
             of
             the
             County
             of
          
           OXON
           ,
           
             having
             a
             long
             time
             groaned
             under
             heavy
             Burthens
             ,
             do
             now
             hereby
             Declare
             the
             Resentments
             we
             have
             of
             our
             Grievances
             ,
             and
             our
             just
             desires
             as
             the
             most
             visible
             means
             of
             a
             happy
             Peace
             and
             Settlement
             of
             these
             Nations
             .
          
        
         
           WHereas
           every
           Free-born
           Subject
           of
           
             England
          
           is
           supposed
           to
           be
           present
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           by
           the
           Knights
           or
           Burgesses
           of
           the
           place
           of
           his
           Residence
           ;
           and
           thereby
           is
           presumed
           to
           consent
           to
           all
           things
           that
           passe
           in
           Parliament
           ;
           it
           now
           so
           hapning
           ,
           that
           many
           Counties
           are
           wholly
           left
           out
           ,
           either
           by
           Death
           or
           Seclusion
           .
        
         
           I.
           We
           therefore
           desire
           ,
           That
           all
           places
           vacant
           by
           Death
           ,
           may
           be
           supplyed
           ,
           and
           those
           that
           were
           Secluded
           in
           1648
           ,
           may
           be
           re-admitted
           ,
           that
           thereby
           we
           may
           be
           taken
           into
           the
           Share
           of
           Government
           by
           our
           Representatives
           ,
           We
           having
           at
           this
           time
           but
           one
           of
           Nine
           ,
           and
           him
           a
           Burgess
           ,
           taken
           up
           with
           the
           Publick
           Concern
           of
           the
           Chair
           ,
           from
           minding
           our
           particular
           Grievances
           .
        
         
           II.
           That
           no
           unusual
           previous
           Oath
           may
           be
           put
           upon
           any
           that
           is
           to
           sit
           in
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           III.
           That
           no
           Tax
           may
           be
           put
           upon
           us
           without
           our
           Free
           consent
           in
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           IV.
           That
           the
           Fundamental
           Laws
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           the
           Priviledges
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           the
           Liberty
           of
           the
           Subject
           ,
           the
           Property
           of
           Goods
           ,
           may
           be
           asserted
           and
           defended
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           first
           Declaration
           of
           Parliament
           when
           they
           undertook
           the
           War
           .
        
         
           V.
           That
           the
           True
           Protestant
           Religion
           may
           be
           professed
           and
           defended
           ,
           a
           lawful
           Succession
           of
           Godly
           and
           Able
           Ministers
           continued
           and
           encouraged
           ,
           and
           the
           two
           Universities
           ,
           and
           all
           Colledges
           in
           or
           belonging
           to
           either
           of
           them
           ,
           Preserved
           and
           Countenanced
           .
        
         
           These
           our
           Just
           Rights
           we
           lay
           Claime
           to
           ,
           as
           Free-born
           English-men
           ,
           and
           resolve
           to
           assert
           .
        
         
           
             
               This
               Declaration
               was
               signed
               by
               above
               Five
               thousand
               considerable
               Inhabitants
               of
               the
               said
               County
               ,
               and
               delivered
               to
               Gen.
            
             Monk
             ,
             
               on
               Munday
               Febr.
            
             13.
             
               at
               his
               Quarters
               at
               the
               Glass-house
               in
            
             Broad-street
             London
             ,
             
               by
               the
               Lord
            
             Falkland
             ,
             
               Sir
            
             Anthony
             Cope
             ,
             
               Mr.
            
             James
             Fiennes
             ,
             
               Captain
            
             William
             Cope
             ,
             Henry
             Jones
             ,
             Edward
             Hungerford
             
               Esqrs.
               
                
               ,
               and
               other
               Persons
               of
               Quality
               .
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             John
             Starkey
             ,
          
           at
           the
           Miter
           ,
           near
           the
           middle
           Temple-gate
           in
           
             Fleetstreet
             ,
          
           1660.
           
        
      
      
  

